As a general rule in Paris, I always say, don’t forget to look up. But this instagram account by local photographer Sebastian Erras proves that looking down can be just as rewarding in this city. I know it’s not the first instagram account dedicated entirely to beautiful floors (#Ihavethisthingwithfloors), but if you’re looking to discover Parisian cafés,…

Even though you might not have his name on the tip of your tongue like Van Gogh or Monet, you know a Gustav Klimt painting when you see one. His gold leaf Japanese-influenced portraits of women, one of the most famous of which was recently the subject of a major Hollywood film (Woman in Gold), dressed…

Living in Europe, we’re a little spoilt for beautiful mosaic/ tiled flooring found in cafés, museums and historic buildings, and of course here in Paris, with all its charming architecture, the eye is almost trained to constantly look up. But a newly discovered instagram account has reminded me just how much I’m forgetting to do one very important…

If you’ve lived in Paris at any point during the last decade, it would’ve been impossible not to notice the pixelated mosaics of little aliens popping up all around the city. Elusive French urban artist known only as Invader is the man behind the most globally recognisable street art since Banksy, with his 1970s video…